Golf shoe cleat cleaner



April 1962 J. RAClNA 3,028,617

GOLF SHOE CLEAT CLEANER Filed April 7. 1960 INVENTOR. JosEPH L. RACIN AUnited States Patent 3,028,617 GOLF SHOE CLEAT CLEANER Joseph L. Racina,7315 W. 62nd Place, Argo, Ill. Filed Apr. 7, 1960, Ser. No. 20,644 1Claim. (Cl. -160) This invention relates to improvements in utilitarianaccessory attachments for so-called golfing caddy carts or mobiles, moreparticularly, to a novel and useful brush which is readily attachableand supportable on a golf club bag cart and/or other form of golf clubbag mobile carrier without modification thereof or in any mannerinterfering with its normal convenience and functions, the same beingusable by a golfer, in the course of play, for removing mud, foreignmatters, etc. from the calks, cleats or other antislipping devices andsoles of his shoes, for an obvious purpose.

It is an object of the invention to provide a brush of the above statedcharacter and a support therefor which can be firmly and securelymounted on an appropriate member or portion of a mobile golf club bagcarrier (caddy cart, golfmobile, etc.) in a manner and a position whereit will be conveniently and readily available for efiective shoe cleanigusage; furthermore, when not in use, can be easily moved to anout-of-the-way position where it will not in any manner interfere withor impede access to the club bag or the mobility of the carrier.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shoe calk or cleatcleaning device wherein the brush receiving and supporting arm of theattaching or mounting bracket is formed in a single piece, havingnormally horizontally disposed and opposed flat fingers or wings on andto which a brush is horizontally received and detachably secured withits cleaning bristles arranged for direct and effective brushingengagement with the soles, calks and/or other antislipping devices ofthe shoes being worn by a user.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a brush supportingbracket arm having a minimum number of component parts, each of durableand simple construction and each being capable of economical productionand assembly.

The foregoing, as well as other objects, advantages and meritoriousteachings of my invention, will be in part obvious and in part pointedout in the following described disclosure thereof, when taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings, it being understood that theforms of invention presented herein are precise and what are nowconsidered to be the better modes of embo dying its principles, but thatother and further modifications and changes may be made in specificembodiment without departing from its essential features.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective showing my invention attached to and inposition for use on a caddy cart.

FIGURE 2 is a side elevation of the invention wherein the brush is shownin full lines when in position for use, and in dotted lines when innon-use position.

FIGURE 3 is a top view of the same, the support post of the caddy cartbeing shown in transverse section with the invention attached thereto.

FIGURE 4 is a front end elevation of the invention attached to andsupported by the caddy cart support post.

FIGURE 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 5---5 of FIGURE 2,looking in the direction in which the arrows point.

FIGURE 6 is a fragmentary side elevation of a modified form of clamp forattaching the brush supporting or mounting bracket to the support postof a caddy cart, and,

FIGURE 7 is a top view of the same with the support post shown insection.

Referring in detail to the drawings, I have shown for purposes ofillustration, my invention adapted or attached 3,028,617 Patented Apr.10, 1962 ice to and supported by the golf bag support post of a caddycart generally indicated by the reference numeral [1; the post beingidentified at 2. It is to be understood, however, that the invention isas advantageously and beneficially attachable and usable on or inconnection with various other types of mobile golf bag carriers,including so-called golfmobiles.

The device of the invention, in its preferred embodiment (see FIGURES 1through 5), comprises a two section attaching and mounting bracket whosesections 3 and 4 are usually but not necessarily of different lengthsand are endwise pivotally interconnected by engaging a wingnut providedbolt 5 through overlapping portions thereof, as shown in FIGURE 3. Toprevent too free pivotal or swinging movement of the section 4 withrelation to the section 3, I may and preferably do form a boss or dimple6 in one end thereof adapted to bear on and frictionally contact anadjacent portion of the other.

The bracket section 3, preferably made of metal of suitable gauge, isformed on one end with a normally vertically disposed clamping sleeve 7whose cross-sectional shape and size is such that it will snugly engagewith and about the bag support post 2 of the caddy cart 1. Wingnutprovided bolts 8 are engaged through slots 9 formed in adjacent portionsof the clamping sleeve and, obviously, serve to facilitate its fixedconnection to the support post 2 in or at a particularly desired heightthereon.

The bracket section 4, usually but not necessarily longer than thesection 3, as heretofore stated, is formed of strip metal of a gauges-uflicient to impart substantial rigidity thereto. It serves to receiveand support a brush 10, hereinafter more fully described, on and at itsouter and free end portion. In order that the extent of normallydownward swinging movement of the section will be limited, i.e., wherebyit will be retained in a horizontal position substantially coplanar withrelation to the section 3, as shown in FIGURE 2 of the drawings, a stopfinger 11 is formed on and extends from the lower side of the inner endportion thereof. Thus, as and when said section 4 is swung to thehorizontal, the finger engages with an adjacent underside portion of thesection 3 and further retains or stops the same.

The brush 10 preferably consists of a head 10' rectangular in shape ofthickness sufiicient to permit the engagement and/or anchoring ofconnecting screws 14. Suitable upstanding bristles lfia of nylon, wireor other suitable materials, are provided to and carried by the brushhead 16' in the usual manner.

To receive and firmly support the brush It} on the mounting bracketsection 4, relatively oppositely disposed and juxtaposed horizontal flatwings 12 and 12 are integral with the upper edge or side thereof, beingstamped or otherwise effected. Transverse slots 13 are for-med in andintermediately of each wing and receive screws 1.4, or other suitablefastening devices, which are engaged in the brush head and secure it infixed relation to the wings 12-12 and section 4.

In usage of my shoe calk or cleat cleaning device and assuming that thesame is mounted on the support post 2. of the caddy cart 1, the mountingbracket section 4 is normally positioned as shown in dotted lines inFIGURE 2. When it is desired to use the same for removing debris, mud.etc. from the calks, cleats. soles, etc, of a persons or players shoes,the section 4 with the brush 10 thereon is swung downwardly to thehorizontal, as shown in full lines in FIGURE 2. As hereinbefore stated,the stop finger 11 engaging an adjacent portion of the underside of thebracket section 3, stops and retainsv the bracket section 4 in theaforesaid horizontal position. Thus, the bristles of the brush 10, beingexposed or upwardly disposed, will serve to dislodge or remove foreignmatter accumulated on and between the calks, cleats and on the soles ofthe persons or playershoe as and when the same is placed on and drawn ormoved outwardly thereover.

Following usage of the device, it is preferable that the bracket section4 with the brush 10 shall be swung upwardly to the vertical or nearvertical in the manner shown in FIGURE 2 where it will in no mannerimpede or interfere with mobility of the caddy cart.

If, however, the bracket section 4 is permitted to remain in thehorizontal, it will be seen and appreciated that it may well serve as aleg or prop for retaining the caddy cart in its substantially uprightposition as shown in FIGURE 1 of the drawings.

In the FIGURES 6 and 7, I have shown a modified form of means forattaching my improved mounting bracket to the caddy cart post 2. Herein,the attaching means consists of substantially U-shaped bolts 15screwthreaded at their extremities and adapted to be engaged throughsuitable openings formed in the concaved head 16 of the bracket section17. Thereupon, securing nuts 18 are turned onto the screw-threadedextremities to an extent to effect firm clamping engagement between thesection 17 and its head 16 and the caddy cart post 2.

its cleaning, repair or replacement.

I claim:

4 A shoe cleaning accessory for the cleaning of shoe 'soles andantislipping devices carried by said shoe soles and adapted to beattached to a portion of a mobile golf club bag carrier, comprising:

(a) a substantially rigid arm having flat opposite sides, the normallyouter end and upperedge portions of which have fiat relatively rightangularly disposed wings integral therewith, said wings being incoplanar and disaligned relation whereby to provide a fixed continuousand extended flat supporting surface,

(b) a second and shorter substantially rigid arm having fiat oppositesides positioned adjacent and flatly contacting the inner end portion ofthe first mentioned arm and pivotally connected thereto,

(0) stop means on and integral with said inner end portion of the firstmentioned arm engageable, at times, with the second arm whereby toretain both arms in horizontal and parallel relation,

(d) support attaching means on said second arm, and

(e) a cleaning means having a fiat body portion of a lengthsubstantially corresponding to the combined lengths of said wings seatedon and connected thereto.

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